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obama is not honest or trustworthy. 44% still trust obama. question, what part did bill clinton's advice play in president obama's decision to hold a news conference on thursday to announce his fix for the insurance policy cancellation. susan. >> white house officials told us in a conference call they have been working on this for a week. they made a point of saying that yesterday. but i think what the president said, the former president said forced all -- covered all the democrats who really oppose what's going on and forced the president to do something to accommodate the democrats who have gone to the white house several times to say, do something about this. then out came the dean of the democratic party essentially saying, this thing is a mess, you have to keep your promise. the president came out. >> republicans have been saying it's a mess and the president, former president, bill clinton, says the republicans were right. so that whole argument loses itself. >> stampeded the herd of democrats on capitol hill. it caused the guys to go
obama is not honest or trustworthy. 44% still trust obama. question, what part did bill clinton's advice play in president obama's decision to hold a news conference on thursday to announce his fix for the insurance policy cancellation. susan. >> white house officials told us in a conference call they have been working on this for a week. they made a point of saying that yesterday. but i think what the president said, the former president said forced all -- covered all the democrats who...
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>> i think basically the -- obama care. >> obama care is a work in progress. biggest loser republican party. chris christie didn't run as a republican. virginia red state, abandon him -- [ talking at the same time ] >> republicans have lot of work to do. >> obama care. probably the president. more of a ringing n pn dorsement for him. >> i agree. obama care and president obama. >> i think he hurt him -- [ talking at the same time ] >> okay. you are all correct. watch us on the web at any time . >> 156 million americans get their health insurance from their employer's health care plan in 2013 and the budget office estimated because of the failure to keep the promise on the white house website that 78 million americans will not be able to keep their plans as promised. isn't that true? >> i don't know any idea what that statistic is. >> kathleen sebelius, the cabinet secretary of health and human services stood her ground. kathleen sebelius testified where chiros grilled about the promise -- where she was grilled about the promise president obama made americans wh
>> i think basically the -- obama care. >> obama care is a work in progress. biggest loser republican party. chris christie didn't run as a republican. virginia red state, abandon him -- [ talking at the same time ] >> republicans have lot of work to do. >> obama care. probably the president. more of a ringing n pn dorsement for him. >> i agree. obama care and president obama. >> i think he hurt him -- [ talking at the same time ] >> okay. you are all...
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president obama's words today. nder the agreement iran has said it will curve its nuclear activity for six months in xchange for the easing of some sanctions. the israeli government says the eal is a major miss stkpae sending a team here to washington to speak with the u.s. about it. we'll hear from the white house but first our report. >> welcome home demonstrations international airport are never spontaneous. iranian reformists want to extracted a they deal that preserves their and leaves them less isolated and takes pressure off their pockets. ost sanctions imposed against iran were hitting the economy. to the release of some iranian assets. get nk everything will better. >> the foreign minister is using deal he madell the in geneva. the same word as his western counts counter parts commitments, reversible. in the u.s. president obama is sounding cautious but here's a tantalizing chance an agreement on the program could become something much bigger. iran seizes this opportunity and joins the away nity and we can
president obama's words today. nder the agreement iran has said it will curve its nuclear activity for six months in xchange for the easing of some sanctions. the israeli government says the eal is a major miss stkpae sending a team here to washington to speak with the u.s. about it. we'll hear from the white house but first our report. >> welcome home demonstrations international airport are never spontaneous. iranian reformists want to extracted a they deal that preserves their and...
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what was more telling, the angst it caused democratic supporters or what it revealed about barack obama himself? >> i think clearly what we saw about the president was the most important thing of the week. we've known that the website was having significant problems. we've known that this has provided an opening for the republicans. what we saw this week was a president is was as contrite as we've ever seen him, clearly on his heels on this and i think recognizing how the situation he's anyhow in is different than anything he's really faced as president and unless they can get both the health care plan fixed and restore some measure of credibility more generally to his presidency, his second term is at risk. gwen: john, what exactly -- you're sitting at home and kind of paying attention to this you know that something went wrong with the plan and a lot went wrong with the website. but what happened with thanpl that the president felt he had to fix? >> well, the way the health care law is working is actually -- if you set the website aside, is how it was expected to work, how they knew i
what was more telling, the angst it caused democratic supporters or what it revealed about barack obama himself? >> i think clearly what we saw about the president was the most important thing of the week. we've known that the website was having significant problems. we've known that this has provided an opening for the republicans. what we saw this week was a president is was as contrite as we've ever seen him, clearly on his heels on this and i think recognizing how the situation he's...
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bush was at 35, obama as we speak b38, 39. and the-- the bush approval ratings were a product of iraq. >> and katrina. >> rose: and katrina. one spoke to competence, one spoke to i guess competence, too, in terms of judgment, and whether that was a war of necessity, a war of choice, and if it was a war of choice, was it the wrong choice because of what did it mean? but that was it to be followed by barack obama, who comes in-- and i would think be a man that you would admire for intellect, for style, for a family. >> i would add one quality, which is that he was ideologically honest, open, and bold about how ideologically ambitious he was. he comes into office, and five weeks in, he delivers an address to a joint session of congress which most americans don't remember because most americans have a real life and they do real stuff. >> rose: yes. >> i have to watch this guy every day and every night, and, obviously, my sins are many, so i remember it well. this was the most radically-- what i would call social democratic or libe
bush was at 35, obama as we speak b38, 39. and the-- the bush approval ratings were a product of iraq. >> and katrina. >> rose: and katrina. one spoke to competence, one spoke to i guess competence, too, in terms of judgment, and whether that was a war of necessity, a war of choice, and if it was a war of choice, was it the wrong choice because of what did it mean? but that was it to be followed by barack obama, who comes in-- and i would think be a man that you would admire for...
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the worst job in barack obama's washington. we are completely marginalized until the you know what hits the fan. which nina mentioned last week and we have been hearing anecdotally for years is the president and his white red power at the cost of the cabinet. how much will this cost the president? >> it is a process that has accelerated in the bush and even more in the obama administration. the difference is that in the bush administration they had dick cheney who had people in almost every branch of government at levels in which they could say what was going on and they could actually control the bureaucracy. the obama administration is notorious for not being able to do public administration very well so a few words power into an administration that does that -- does not do that than they are in trouble. >> in terms of immigration. >> in terms of immigration, the reality is, you just heard john boehner. it is over. ignoreehner has said -- the business communities and the religious community. he has ignored the majority opinio
the worst job in barack obama's washington. we are completely marginalized until the you know what hits the fan. which nina mentioned last week and we have been hearing anecdotally for years is the president and his white red power at the cost of the cabinet. how much will this cost the president? >> it is a process that has accelerated in the bush and even more in the obama administration. the difference is that in the bush administration they had dick cheney who had people in almost...
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i think president obama has political jobs ahead at home as well. >> margaret warner joining us from geneva, switzerland. thank you very much for your reporting all week. >> my pleasure, harry. >>> in afghanistan today another turn in the security-packed dispute between president hamid karzai and the obama administration. 25 tribal elders meeting in kabul approved the plan permitting american forces to remain in afghanistan in a non-combat role beyond 2014 and they assigned it properly, but karzai again insisted that he will not sign off on the plan before the afghan elections next april. the obama administration wants the deal done before the end of this year. >> china's airspace over discuted islands in the east china sea is totally unacceptable. the action could destabilize the region. china said all non-commercial aircraft entering the area must get approval from china first. chinese fighter planes flew over it today. it scrambled fighter jets yesterday over the east china sea under terms of the treat e the united states is committed to intervening in defense of japan if there is
i think president obama has political jobs ahead at home as well. >> margaret warner joining us from geneva, switzerland. thank you very much for your reporting all week. >> my pleasure, harry. >>> in afghanistan today another turn in the security-packed dispute between president hamid karzai and the obama administration. 25 tribal elders meeting in kabul approved the plan permitting american forces to remain in afghanistan in a non-combat role beyond 2014 and they assigned...
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president obama hailed it as a diplomatic breakthrough. >> the first step that we've taken today marks the most significant and tangible progress that we've made with iran since i took office. and now we must use the months ahead to pursue a lasting and comprehensive settlement that would resolve an issue that has threatened our security and the security of our allies for decades. it won't be easy. and huge challenges remain ahead. >> iranian foreign minister echoed the president's tone. >> so this is a process of attempting to restore confidence and i hope that the two sides can move forward in a manner that would be conducive to the subjective. >> rose: israeli officials including benjamin netanyahu have denounced the accord. >> what was reached last night in geneva is not an historic agreement. it is an historic mistake. today the world became a much more dangerous place because the post dangerous regime in the world made a significant step in obtaining the most dangerous weapons in the world. >> rose: joining me now from washington tom donilon, former national security advisor to p
president obama hailed it as a diplomatic breakthrough. >> the first step that we've taken today marks the most significant and tangible progress that we've made with iran since i took office. and now we must use the months ahead to pursue a lasting and comprehensive settlement that would resolve an issue that has threatened our security and the security of our allies for decades. it won't be easy. and huge challenges remain ahead. >> iranian foreign minister echoed the president's...
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president obama has been clear. he does not want iran to get a bomb. i think he would use military force to prevent iran from getting a bomb. but keeping iran two or three months from a bomb is a completely different subject so we have been making believe. >> rose: but that's not a different subject for the israelis, they believe 2 or 3 months. >> it means they are a nuclear state, to israel. >> rose: so therefore you have this difference. >> it is a big difference. >> rose: a huge dense. >> and why is that not enough, why is that state of affairs not enough with a nuclear united states and a nuclear israel, something rarely brought newspaper the conversation on the israeli side. >> meaning containment will work? >> well, you're not-- in other words, if you keep israel-- iran at a point where they are months away and they are, they have civilian view -- >> it could be weeks. >> could be week force one thing. >> yes, please. >> first of all i think in the very bad situation we are n the best solution is that iran will be like a year away, set the clock,
president obama has been clear. he does not want iran to get a bomb. i think he would use military force to prevent iran from getting a bomb. but keeping iran two or three months from a bomb is a completely different subject so we have been making believe. >> rose: but that's not a different subject for the israelis, they believe 2 or 3 months. >> it means they are a nuclear state, to israel. >> rose: so therefore you have this difference. >> it is a big difference....
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>> this is a hopeful moment because the president in washington, barack obama, and rouhani in iran --in order to stop this program they will meet meaningful sanctions relief. be tough for congress to do that. >> there are things united states can do. the treasury department can lift banking sanctions on iran. >> these can be listed -- lifted, but in order to give everyone the binding sanctions this willare seeking, require congressional approval but the u.s., in the short term, can stop freezing billions of dollars in assets. >> what does iran need to do? >> they would have to cap there enrichment of uranium, agreeing to much greater transparency, and it would lead to shifts in stockpiling the low enriched uranium. >> the israeli prime minister is very unhappy about this and said this is the deal of the century bama called him today. how do you think that this went? >> this was very tense, and i am sure president obama is not happy with him trying to sabotage this. there is a distance and netanyahu -- in netanyahu's thinking. he is possibly sabotaging this military lead to action if t
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president obama has made it clear that he would prevent iran from getting a nuclear weapon, israel's threshold for attack is much lower than iran moving to get a nuclear weapon. so i think if iran did that, it's going to either have to do it in a way it was not detected before they succeed. and particularly produce the weapon grade uranium for a bomb. i mean that's really their long pole the intent. once they have that they can move it and it's almost impossible to find it and the options to stop iran at that point will become much more complicated. before they have the weapon grade uranium for a bomb, sites can be enriched for a bomb. if you do it in time you can stop iran from succeeding. iran may be trying to develop the capability where it could break out and produce enough weapon grade uranium for a bomb before they are detected and that's one of the clocks ticking in this negotiation. our assessment they can reach that point as soon as mid-2014. >> david albright for institute of science and international security. thanks so much. >> thank you. >>> elsewhere overseas germany ma
president obama has made it clear that he would prevent iran from getting a nuclear weapon, israel's threshold for attack is much lower than iran moving to get a nuclear weapon. so i think if iran did that, it's going to either have to do it in a way it was not detected before they succeed. and particularly produce the weapon grade uranium for a bomb. i mean that's really their long pole the intent. once they have that they can move it and it's almost impossible to find it and the options to...
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. >> fixing it is essential to president obama's credibility. with his approval office at it's lowest, the problems surrounding the implementation of the affordable care act are costing the president the trust of the american people. getting the health care initiative right could have a determining effect on how he'll presidency -- on how his presidency is viewed. the president is also under fire for his plans to negotiate with iran. members of congress are skeptical and they would like to increase sanctions on to run -- tehran. john kerry is meeting with lawmakers and today obama just the issue at his press reefing with this message. serious, there is no need for us to add new sanctions on top of the effective.hat are the position, i spoke to president obama's deputy advisor ben rhodes from the white house earlier. ben rhodes, the president says if we want to get something from iran, we have to give something. what is the guarantee they will keep their promise and give something back? >> first of all, what we are looking at is a step toward an
. >> fixing it is essential to president obama's credibility. with his approval office at it's lowest, the problems surrounding the implementation of the affordable care act are costing the president the trust of the american people. getting the health care initiative right could have a determining effect on how he'll presidency -- on how his presidency is viewed. the president is also under fire for his plans to negotiate with iran. members of congress are skeptical and they would like...
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. >> fixing it is essential to president obama's credibility. with his approval office at it's lowest, the problems surrounding the implementation of the affordable care act are costing the president the trust of the american people. getting the health care initiative right could have a determining effect on how he'll presidency -- on how his presidency is viewed. the president is also under fire for his plans to negotiate with iran. members of congress are skeptical and they would like to increase sanctions on to run -- tehran. john kerry is meeting with lawmakers and today obama just the issue at his press reefing with this message. serious, there is no need for us to add new sanctions on top of the effective.hat are the position, i spoke to president obama's deputy advisor ben rhodes from the white house earlier. ben rhodes, the president says if we want to get something from iran, we have to give something. what is the guarantee they will keep their promise and give something back? >> first of all, what we are looking at is a step toward an
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freshman senator obama said no. this would make artisan divisions even deeper. >> the problem with the senate today and it did not start last week. during the four years, we had -- i saw very few down the line partyline votes. and when you had a filibuster ammand it was not over partisan issue. it was over some kind of issue. democrats voted with republicans and republicans voted with democrats. the only time you saw partyline move was around the organization issue. it is not around instances [inaudible] it is now strictly partyline. cloture lines -- cloture votes along party line basis. >> when he talked about --ctions counting -- quick the democrats said when obama got reelected and they held onto the senate that they would not be so wildly obstructed. if you look at the numbers, there have been 168 filibusters since 19 $.17 the rule was enacted in half of those have been in the obama administration. that isn't an herbal number. that -- that is an incredible number. republicans did not believe they would do this.
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maliki the meeting with president obama, i think it was a mistake. the idea you have this man now running for a third term in iraq. he had a term in 2006 as a compromise candidate, he then had another term in 2010 as a prime minister, when he was in the top vote recipient, he subverted the process and he then put himself forth for a third term in 2014. this is part of his campaign, and there is something -- he is a lucky man, in order to run for this illegal, in my opinion, third term, as a candidate of the supreme leader in iran, president obama in washington and of bashar al-assad in syria, it is an amazing work if you can get it. this war, which i believe it was a noble war that is my belief in it and you were kind enough over the years to give me a kind of a forum for this, but this noble war has got ten a tyrant. >> rose: robin wright? >> well, the prime minister al maliki wants more weapons from the united states, he is very concerned that his government, his military particularly can't control the growing insurgency, more than 7,000 people hav
maliki the meeting with president obama, i think it was a mistake. the idea you have this man now running for a third term in iraq. he had a term in 2006 as a compromise candidate, he then had another term in 2010 as a prime minister, when he was in the top vote recipient, he subverted the process and he then put himself forth for a third term in 2014. this is part of his campaign, and there is something -- he is a lucky man, in order to run for this illegal, in my opinion, third term, as a...
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president obama promised repeatedly people who like their coverage could keep it. and just yesterday, former president clinton urged him to make good on the pledge. on the senate side, democrats diane feinstein and mary landrieu are co-sponsoring legislation to guarantee that happens. still, at the white house, press secretary jay carney cautioned today against legislative action. >> again we don't believe that proposed legislation that actually causes more problems than it fixes is the right way to go. the president tasked his team as he mentioned last week to come up with proposed solutions and you can expect us to be announcing something sooner rather than later. >> reporter: and senate majority harry reid announced his democratic caucus will meet with white house officials tomorrow. meanwhile, the house plans to vote friday on a bill letting people keep their existing coverage. >> wooduff: beyond the issue of cancellations, the question of expanded coverage looms large. the obama administration had hoped to get seven million more people enrolled in the first ye
president obama promised repeatedly people who like their coverage could keep it. and just yesterday, former president clinton urged him to make good on the pledge. on the senate side, democrats diane feinstein and mary landrieu are co-sponsoring legislation to guarantee that happens. still, at the white house, press secretary jay carney cautioned today against legislative action. >> again we don't believe that proposed legislation that actually causes more problems than it fixes is the...
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also ahead this tuesday, president obama personally appealed to senators to hold off on additional sanctions on iran. we have an exclusive interview with white house national security adviser susan rice. >> ifill: and we remember one of american history's most revered speeches delivered four score and 70 years ago today, abraham lincoln's gettysburg address. >> the speech is powerful in part, i think, because it is so direct and so poetic, and the words carry so much meaning in such a short space. >> ifill: those are just some of the stories we're covering on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the nat
also ahead this tuesday, president obama personally appealed to senators to hold off on additional sanctions on iran. we have an exclusive interview with white house national security adviser susan rice. >> ifill: and we remember one of american history's most revered speeches delivered four score and 70 years ago today, abraham lincoln's gettysburg address. >> the speech is powerful in part, i think, because it is so direct and so poetic, and the words carry so much meaning in such...
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so for the obama administration, the timetable of this is going to overlap or coincide very likely with that decision. so a lot of what happens over the next nine months may be political, who is joining the task force, what are they asking for, how does this dovetail with the political case he's making that he's a steward of the environment. >> margaret, thanks so much. >> you it. ♪ >>> and now to our signature segment featuring in-depth reporting from around the nation and from around the world. for years now energy companies have been drilling underground to extract natural gas using a process known as fracking and for just as long, many environmentalists have insisted that it's just not that safe. we look at an unlikely coalition that has formed in pennsylvania between some environmental lifts and a number of oil and gas companies. they say it will allow fracking to continue and ensure that safeguards are taken. rick carr reports. >> environmentalists have been protesting against fracking in pennsylvania ever since the natural gas boom about ten years ago. >> a resounding no to fra
so for the obama administration, the timetable of this is going to overlap or coincide very likely with that decision. so a lot of what happens over the next nine months may be political, who is joining the task force, what are they asking for, how does this dovetail with the political case he's making that he's a steward of the environment. >> margaret, thanks so much. >> you it. ♪ >>> and now to our signature segment featuring in-depth reporting from around the nation...
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the republican party after the bush years and after-- in the obama. an one we talk about on this program all the time. >> right. >> in a serious way. but something very interesting happened in those four years since then which is that they wer were-- withering under all this fire from the left and suddenly it's all coming from the right. and that's what is so different and fascinating. so as primary turned from a known into a verb over the last few years. but wow, what if these guys, their whole world is shaken up by attacks from their right, where they least expected to see it. that the washington they knew, because they have all been in washington for some time. >> brown: your main characters, what you would call mainstream republicans. >> right, mainstream conservatives. and so they're used to a political culture of accommodation and civility. and suddenly they're in ted cruz's america. and things are very different. and they don't quite-- they've lost their bearings. so they have to keep sort of trimming their sails and now they are in uncharted w
the republican party after the bush years and after-- in the obama. an one we talk about on this program all the time. >> right. >> in a serious way. but something very interesting happened in those four years since then which is that they wer were-- withering under all this fire from the left and suddenly it's all coming from the right. and that's what is so different and fascinating. so as primary turned from a known into a verb over the last few years. but wow, what if these...
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real scare -- one of the reasons the democratic senators are so afraid of obamacare and went to see obama about it is because of the virginia results. ? >> i do not know anyone who seriously believed that mcauliffe had a double-digit lead. pole on had an outside it. points always a 5, 6, 7- margin. i think the perception is obamacare and the rollout in the disappointment and all that dissatisfaction did in fact perception does become reality, no question about it. for republicans it is a very serious warning that they cannot run somebody who is so far out of the mainstream in a mainstream state. >> nina? >> i agree with both charles and mark. i think cuccinelli lucked out in one way. he was terribly hurt i the shutdown, but that was over. the last week or 10 days, there was nothing but this crescendo, bad story about obamacare. so, i think he definitely benefited by that and i think it is a warning to republicans and democrats. charles is completely right. the democratic senate candidates are freaking out and they are probably right to be freaking out. >> colby? thursday, i spoke with ran
real scare -- one of the reasons the democratic senators are so afraid of obamacare and went to see obama about it is because of the virginia results. ? >> i do not know anyone who seriously believed that mcauliffe had a double-digit lead. pole on had an outside it. points always a 5, 6, 7- margin. i think the perception is obamacare and the rollout in the disappointment and all that dissatisfaction did in fact perception does become reality, no question about it. for republicans it is a...
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obama and mr. kerr, have been moving slowly but surely, not rushing the exit of assad from his position right now. >> rose: and do you think that was part of the reason they pulled back from the attack, that perhaps they can moderate and not rush him out of employer because they fear what will happen if he is eliminated? >> exactly. putin has seen this opening and he immediately, between the united states and syria, and sure enough, president obama immediately grabbed that opportunity and instead of going and attacking syria militarily, he accepted to take the-- havi having-- to take out the chemical weapons of bashar peacefully. >> rose: it is said your government was very much opposed to that because they fear, most of all, iran, and the com compitition with iran for supremacy in the middle east, and it caused them-- because the president took that choice-- to have some reservations about him. >> yeah. if i can summarize to you, the position of saudi arabia and the united states in a very short s
obama and mr. kerr, have been moving slowly but surely, not rushing the exit of assad from his position right now. >> rose: and do you think that was part of the reason they pulled back from the attack, that perhaps they can moderate and not rush him out of employer because they fear what will happen if he is eliminated? >> exactly. putin has seen this opening and he immediately, between the united states and syria, and sure enough, president obama immediately grabbed that...
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at the white house, president obama applauded the vote. he said both parties have misused filibusters over the years but that republicans have been especially "reckless and relentless." >> but today's pattern of obstruction, it just isn't normal. it's not what our founders envisioned. a deliberate and determined effort to obstruct everything no matter what the merits just to re-fight the results of the election is not normal, and, for the sake of future generations, we can't let it become normal. >> ifill: the new, simple- majority rule applies to nominees for federal judgeships and federal offices. it will still take 60 votes to defeat filibusters of supreme court nominees and legislation. the rules change inflamed debate today on capitol hill. i spoke a short time ago to two lawmakers in the middle of it, republican senator ron johnson of wisconsin and democratic senator jeff merkely of oregon. senators, welcome. explain how this came to a head today. this is a discussion we've had for a long time, this discussion about filibuster reform
at the white house, president obama applauded the vote. he said both parties have misused filibusters over the years but that republicans have been especially "reckless and relentless." >> but today's pattern of obstruction, it just isn't normal. it's not what our founders envisioned. a deliberate and determined effort to obstruct everything no matter what the merits just to re-fight the results of the election is not normal, and, for the sake of future generations, we can't let...
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in keeping with tradition, president obama laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns at arlington national cemetery. he said as u.s. combat troops wind down their mission in afghanistan, the country must not forget their sacrifices. >> our troops wear the uniform for a time, yet they wear another proud title, the title of "veteran," for decades, for the rest of their lives. as a nation, we make sure we have the best-led, best-trained, best-equipped military in the world. we have to devote just as much energy and passion to making sure we have the best cared-for, best-treated, best-respected veterans in the world. >> ifill: one of the nation's oldest veterans attended the arlington ceremonies. richard overton is 107 years old, and lives in texas. he was in the army in world war two, and served at pearl harbor, okinawa and iwo jima. two weeks of climate change negotiations have opened in warsaw, poland. envoys from 190 countries will discuss how to cut emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases linked to rising global temperatures. united nations officials hope to lay the groundw
in keeping with tradition, president obama laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns at arlington national cemetery. he said as u.s. combat troops wind down their mission in afghanistan, the country must not forget their sacrifices. >> our troops wear the uniform for a time, yet they wear another proud title, the title of "veteran," for decades, for the rest of their lives. as a nation, we make sure we have the best-led, best-trained, best-equipped military in the world. we have...
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they don't want obama to have anymore leverage. 390 democratic appointments. the democrats are moving down. they are going to come in and make this move and talking about it for years. >> the filibuster is intended to prevent the majority from running the show and taking it away completely from the minority. >> yes. >> and now we have lost that. is that a bad thing? >> i don't think it is such a bad thing. >> you don't? >> i would preserve some peace of it because i think the part that we have. >> how long has it been in place? how long has it been in place? >> since 1918. >> 1918? you want to take something that has been solid in our history and throw it right out the front door? >> i don't know that i want to change it. to eliminate it. i want to moderate it. >> predictions? >> israeli peace talks collapse. >> democratic rule change on filibuster gives the president three years to get judges in place and the republicans are going to change the rules anyway when they get power. >> susan? >> the farm bill is not going to be passed this year. they can't agree o
they don't want obama to have anymore leverage. 390 democratic appointments. the democrats are moving down. they are going to come in and make this move and talking about it for years. >> the filibuster is intended to prevent the majority from running the show and taking it away completely from the minority. >> yes. >> and now we have lost that. is that a bad thing? >> i don't think it is such a bad thing. >> you don't? >> i would preserve some peace of it...
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. >> president obama's often repeated pledge about keeping your coverage. >> if you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor, period. >> is ringing hallow for eileen, she is now thinking of giving up her job in order to keep her doctor and her plan. >> i love what i do and i love working for that company. and i can see the potential and there are people there working with me to -- to get promote -- promoted. to get with a better position, and now we're hit with this. >> coming up, millions of americans may be hitting the road this thanksgiving weekend. but that number is down sharply since the great recession, leaving some private toll road investors paying the price. >>> as millions of americans get ready to hit the road for the thanksgiving holiday the number is far fewer than just a few years ago. and that big drop means profits have proved elusive for private investors who put money into the private bridges and toll roads used by the public. >> reporter: 43 million americans will hit the road over the upcoming holiday weekend, according to triple a, down from last ye
. >> president obama's often repeated pledge about keeping your coverage. >> if you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor, period. >> is ringing hallow for eileen, she is now thinking of giving up her job in order to keep her doctor and her plan. >> i love what i do and i love working for that company. and i can see the potential and there are people there working with me to -- to get promote -- promoted. to get with a better position, and now we're hit...
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president obama apologized yesterday for the cancellations. he had given assurances that people could keep existing coverage. meanwhile, jeff zients, the man tasked with fixing the healthcare.gov web site, said today that it is making progress but still has a long way to go. still ahead on the newshour: the surprising spike in october's jobs numbers; the latest on the massive typhoon that struck the philippines; iran sits down with the west to hammer out a deal on nuclear arms; new rules requiring mental illness to be covered like any other health problem. plus, we dig in to the election results in virginia in a search for national voting trends, and we analyze the week's news with shields and brooks. >> woodruff: this month's jobs report was the first one since the government shutdown that captured some of its wider impact. it also came one day after a government report found stronger than expected growth in the u.s. economy just before the shutdown. newshour economics correspondent paul solman puts some perspective on the latest data, part o
president obama apologized yesterday for the cancellations. he had given assurances that people could keep existing coverage. meanwhile, jeff zients, the man tasked with fixing the healthcare.gov web site, said today that it is making progress but still has a long way to go. still ahead on the newshour: the surprising spike in october's jobs numbers; the latest on the massive typhoon that struck the philippines; iran sits down with the west to hammer out a deal on nuclear arms; new rules...
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president obama is urging congress to hold off imposing new sanctions on iran. he said today that if negotiations with iran fail, "the sanctions can be ramped back up." margaret warner will have much more on the effort to win over skeptical lawmakers later in the program. in iraq, new bombings targeted shiites during a major religious holiday, killing at least 41 and wounding more than 100 others. the worst was in a town northeast of baghdad, where a suicide bomber blew himself up amidst a group of worshippers. no one claimed responsibility, but al qaeda in iraq has launched many similar attacks. a top u.s. counterterror official warned today that al qaeda in iraq is stronger than it's been since 2006. matthew olsen is director of the national counterterrorism center. he told a senate hearing that the militants are exploiting "increasingly permissive security environments in iraq," and he warned other al qaeda affiliates are spreading. >> the threat level, as we look at the threat, is more disbursed geographically. the threat is... has moved out from the afghani
president obama is urging congress to hold off imposing new sanctions on iran. he said today that if negotiations with iran fail, "the sanctions can be ramped back up." margaret warner will have much more on the effort to win over skeptical lawmakers later in the program. in iraq, new bombings targeted shiites during a major religious holiday, killing at least 41 and wounding more than 100 others. the worst was in a town northeast of baghdad, where a suicide bomber blew himself up...
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president obama said today the kennedy assassination "reshaped" the secret service, and that the agency does an outstanding job. he told abc news he does not worry about his own safety. historians join us to reflect on the kennedy legacy later in the program. the u.s. has stepped up pressure on afghan leaders, to sign a security deal by year's end. defense secretary chuck hagel said today that otherwise, there won't be time to plan for keeping u.s. troops in afghanistan past 2014. afghan president hamid karzai said yesterday he wants his successor to sign the pact, after elections next spring. today, his spokesman said: "we do not recognize any deadline from the u.s. side." secretary of state john kerry headed to switzerland this afternoon to join six-nation talks with iran on freezing its nuclear programs. russian foreign minister sergei lavrov had arrived in geneva earlier. that in turn raised speculation that negotiators may be edging toward a compromise. in a few minutes, margaret warner updates us from geneva. united nations sponsored climate change talks were scheduled to wind up
president obama said today the kennedy assassination "reshaped" the secret service, and that the agency does an outstanding job. he told abc news he does not worry about his own safety. historians join us to reflect on the kennedy legacy later in the program. the u.s. has stepped up pressure on afghan leaders, to sign a security deal by year's end. defense secretary chuck hagel said today that otherwise, there won't be time to plan for keeping u.s. troops in afghanistan past 2014....
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obama honored two notable figures-- the reverend c.t. vivian, a leader in the movement and the late bayard rustin, who helped organize the 1963 march on washington. his partner was on hand. >> bayard had an unshakable optimism, nerves of steel, and most importantly, a faith that if the cause is just and people are organized nothing can stand in our way. for decades, this great leader, often at dr. king's side, was denied his rightful place in history because he was openly gay. no medal can change that, but today we honor bayard rustin's memory by taking our place in his march towards true equality, no matter who we are or who we love. >> woodruff: a pioneer of the women's movement was celebrated as well: gloria steinem. >> as a writer, a speaker, an activist, she awakened a vast and often skeptical public to problems like domestic violence, a lack of affordable child care, unfair hiring practices. because of her work, across america and around the world, more women are afforded the respect and opportunities that they deserve, but she als
obama honored two notable figures-- the reverend c.t. vivian, a leader in the movement and the late bayard rustin, who helped organize the 1963 march on washington. his partner was on hand. >> bayard had an unshakable optimism, nerves of steel, and most importantly, a faith that if the cause is just and people are organized nothing can stand in our way. for decades, this great leader, often at dr. king's side, was denied his rightful place in history because he was openly gay. no medal...
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in a strange way, washington has president obama in a tougher position than president rouhani. our allies are skeptical. >> and i spoke to someone on friday who said that if this eel goes through, it could increase the possibility of military action against iran because the really -- the israelis are so angry about this potential deal. >> if this were to have gone ahead, it would have been an interim deal. and it would still be six months. what you have done is give an opponent of a deal six months to throw arrows at this deal. and we would be seeing arrows coming from tel aviv from -- from tel aviv, from the u.s. congress, and from other allies. >> thank you for coming. an afghan militant leader has been shot in the pakistani capital islamabad. he was one of the top members of the hot connie network, -- ha qani network. it was on a global list of terror networks with the taliban and al qaeda. if proposal angered demonstrators who had been campaigning against. [indiscernible] and the great -- the disgraced american cyclist lance armstrong has announced that all this business ha
in a strange way, washington has president obama in a tougher position than president rouhani. our allies are skeptical. >> and i spoke to someone on friday who said that if this eel goes through, it could increase the possibility of military action against iran because the really -- the israelis are so angry about this potential deal. >> if this were to have gone ahead, it would have been an interim deal. and it would still be six months. what you have done is give an opponent of a...
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>> well, the obama administration prefers to call it the first step. they don't like that word "interim agreement" because it implies it might be an end in itself and also because israel has warned against a partial agreement so they call it the first step. and we haven't seen any of the details of this agreement. in fact, none of this has been announced. but the basic idea is to put some constraints on the iranian program that would freeze in the place and perhaps even walk some of it back so that iran is not marching along with its nuclear effort while negotiators are seeking a more comprehensive accord. and in return the united states would lift some modest sanctions. they probably provide access to frozen assets but they would take some steps but they would keep the core financial and other sanctions because, first of all, it's politically difficult to lift those in the united states and second of all they don't want to play that card unless they get a real final comprehensive agreement. >> ifill: it's interesting to hear michael talk about the u.s
>> well, the obama administration prefers to call it the first step. they don't like that word "interim agreement" because it implies it might be an end in itself and also because israel has warned against a partial agreement so they call it the first step. and we haven't seen any of the details of this agreement. in fact, none of this has been announced. but the basic idea is to put some constraints on the iranian program that would freeze in the place and perhaps even walk...